In Re Oertling's Estate

This appeal presents the question of whether the Administratrix of the estate of a deceased person must file an inventory of all the personal property owned by decedent at the time of death. The facts as shown by the record may be summarized as follows:

Ernest J. Oertling died intestate April 6, 1945. He left surviving as his sole and only heirs his widow, Mary E. Oertling, who is appellant herein in both her individual and representative capacity (hereafter the term “widow” shall refer to her individually and “appellant” to her representative capacity), and Ernest G. Oertling, his father,…